Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (french: Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Ontario), often shortened to the Ontario PC Party or simply the PCs, colloquially known as the Tories, is a centre-right political party in Ontario, Canada ...

leadership election was held on October 25, 1961 to replace retiring Progressive Conservative leader and incumbent

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Leslie Frost Leslie Miscampbell Frost (September 20, 1895 – May 4, 1973) was a politician in Ontario, Canada, who served as the province's 16th premier from May 4, 1949, to November 8, 1961. Due to his lengthy tenure, he gained the nickname "Old Man O ...

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John Robarts John Parmenter Robarts (January 11, 1917 – October 18, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th premier of Ontario from 1961 to 1971. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Early life Roba ...

on the sixth ballot. First ballot: * ROBERTS, Kelso 352 * ROBARTS, John 345 * MACAULAY, Robert 339 * ALLAN, James 332 * DOWNER, A.W. 149 * DYMOND, Matthew 148 * WARDROPE, George 45 Second ballot: * ROBARTS, John 423 * ROBERTS, Kelso 385 * MACAULAY, Robert 363 * ALLAN, James 324 * DOWNER, A.W. 104 * DYMOND, Matthew 93 Third ballot: * ROBARTS, John 498 * ROBERTS, Kelso 380 * MACAULAY, Robert 372 * ALLAN, James 344 * DOWNER, A.W. 93 Fourth ballot: * ROBARTS, John 533 * ROBERTS, Kelso 419 * MACAULAY, Robert 377 * ALLAN, James 336 Fifth ballot: * ROBARTS, John 746 * ROBERTS, Kelso 479 * MACAULAY, Robert 438 Sixth ballot: * ROBARTS, John 976 * ROBERTS, Kelso 633 See also:

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership conventions This page lists the results of leadership elections within the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (known as the ''Conservative Party of Ontario'' before 1942). Before 1920, leaders of the Conservative Party were usually chosen by caucus. I ...

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1961 Events January * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and consular relations with Cuba ( Cuba–United States relations are restored in 2015). ** Aero Flight 311 ...

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